Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

2021•8.0/10

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)

No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to the husband of a queen. Nowhere does it say what he must or must not do. A life in the shadow of the crown. Can that go well?

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Production

Broadview TV, ARTE, ZDF

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Philipp Schepmann

Philipp Schepmann

Self (voice)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Self (archive footage)

Prince Claus

Prince Claus

Self (archive footage)

Beatrix of the Netherlands

Beatrix of the Netherlands

Self (archive footage)

Roya Nikkhah

Roya Nikkhah

Self

Thomas Kielinger

Thomas Kielinger

Self

Patrick Weber

Patrick Weber

Self

A.N. Wilson

A.N. Wilson

Self

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Queen Victoria (archive footage)

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Prince Albert (archive footage)

Christoph Driessen

Christoph Driessen

Self

Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen

Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen

Self

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